Rights body urges reversal of budget cuts

THE Irish Human Rights Commission has appealed to the Government to reverse drastic cuts to its budget and warned any failure to do so will threaten its ability to carry out its functions.

Ahead of the launch of its annual report today, the commission’s president told the Irish Examiner that the human rights group was struggling to cope with its workload.

Dr Maurice Manning said the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) was in discussion with officials from Justice Minister Dermot Ahern’s office about overturning changes to its budget, which has been cut by nearly a third.